March 26, 2013

Vegan Easter Carrot Cupcake Recipe

Easter is nearly here and why not celebrate with a cute little Easter cupcake? I love carrot cake and the spices used in it so I thought it would be a delicious flavour for this occasion Decorate them as prettily and cutely as you want! I used a little bit of the cupcake mixture to fill some miniature patty pans to sit on top. Then, Jerome made some cute little bunny ears out of icing. If you would rather a traditional Christian Easter cupcake, you could decorate with little crosses. Both would be very sweet! When I was little, my Nanna and I would make desserts and homemade ginger beer to take to church for morning tea. These cupcakes would be such a nice idea... decorate with a little cross and everyone will love them! :)
So, try these out and tell me how they go! Happy Easter!

Bake for 20 minutes or so until risen and the tops of the cupcakes bounce back when touched.

Allow to cool completely.

Make the buttercream icing: Add the icing sugar, margarine, vanilla essence and cinnamon to a bowl. Beat until creamy and fluffy.

Pipe the icing onto your cupcakes as desired.

Serve immediately or refrigerate until needed!

The buttercream icing is a treat, but if you would rather something less fattening you could always do a cream cheese icing. Mix vegan cream cheese with icing sugar and any desired flavourings as an alternative.

The nutrition information above is an approximate guideline and does not include the icing ingredients.

Hi! I'm new to your site and I have to say, I am very excited about trying this recipe! I found your site today when I was looking up vegan tzatziki sauce for some falafels, which turned out fantastic may I add! Anyway, I may end up asking more than once what some of your ingredients are; that is, if you know the American equivalent. For example, vanilla essence. Is that the same as vanilla extract? Also, what is golden syrup? Thank you for your beautiful site!

Hi Melissa! Oh I am so glad that you liked our tzatziki :) Heheh yes, there are many differences. Vanilla essence is like imitation vanilla extract. You could use either. Golden syrup is a pale treacle. It is so caramelly and tastes delicious. I have heard that you can substitue with two parts light corn syrup plus one part molasses. If you can purchase golden syrup, you should definitely get it! So delicious :)

Awesome so keen to try these! :) Thought i would let you know i think you might have a typo on the first ingredient i think its meant to read "flour" but it reads "four" - Thanks for all the awesome recipes im trying the snickers cups tonight! :D

I am desperate to get these to work but every time I try they are uncooked in the middle. I've cooked them longer, tried different temperatures. Checked my oven temp with an oven thermometer etc. This is the first recipe from this site I can't get to work :( Cupcakes have been my weakness since going vegan. What am I doing wrong?

Just wanted to say that these are a big hit in my household. My children love them and so does my husband. We made a big batch for my elderly neighbour next door and she was so impressed. Thank you Maddie and Jerome for so many delicious recipes. Sending love from the UK.